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■ ED SULLIVAN LITTLE OLD NEW YORK Jerry Avoided Gags NEW YORK.—Yount Jerry Lewis covered himself with glory. In his tasteful handling of the , Academy movie awards. His manner toward Grace Kelly topped the evening, Jerry avoid ing any gag references to her forthcoming marriage, Monte Carlo or anything else that a gag-writer might suggest. . . • Footnote to history: Italian mag azine Epoca confirms earlier re ports that Mussolini dispatched a Nazi officer, April 24, 1945, to Churchill, to suggest a joint stand against Russia. The Ger man officer, Franz Spoegler, says he tried to contact Churchill in 1946 and again in 1950. but failed. Mussolini was assasi nated April 28, 1945. The last paragraph of Mussolini’s letter: “Send me a trusted envoy be cause I have highly interesting documents considering the ne cessity for a firm stand against the danger from the East. A great part of the future is in your hands. May God be with yqu.” ** * * Last time I passed through Shannon Airport, Brendan O’Reagan, who operates it for the Irish government, told me that it had grossed )1 million last year. “You know,” said Brendan, in a fine brogue, “if Americans' of Irish blood each bought $5 a year of Irish goods, the SIOO mil lion so gained would completely alter the economy of Ireland.” So I bought sweaters, a boy’s suit and dresses for the grand children, the whole deal coming to $53, and suggested that Bren- 1 dan mail circulars over here, ex hibiting Waterford glass, Irish linens, Aran sweaters and the like. Well, it arrived in the mail this morning, O'Regan not being a man to let the shamrocks grow under his feet. Drop a note to him, at Shannon Airport, Shan non, Ireland, and the lepre chauns will guard you, day and night. ** * * Monaco port authorities jammed with applications for permission to anchor in Monaco harbor for Grace Kelly nuptials. . . . The Julius Boroses call the little golfer Joy. ... Sir William McKie, Westminster Abbey or ganist, marrying Phyllis Birks. He was music director for the Coronation and the Queen’s wed ding Harry (ASCAP) Ruby’s wife, Eileen Percy, hospitalized, heart attack. . . . Burl Ives exits! “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” April 1, to make MGM’s “Power and the Pride” with Robert Taylor. . . . Hermoine Gingold at El Morocco with Christopher Hewett of “My Fair Lady.” ... A $400,000 ad vance sale for Sammy Davis jr.-i Jack Carter's “Mr. Wonderful.” . . . Bill Miller, jr„ Herald-Trib., j marrying Barbara Wenner. . . . So far, "Blackboard Jungle” 1 feesh-picked no*ißon | ' * V.' _ 1 special.’ “ poodle” baby doll shorty shorts *l ness, the smooth freshness of cotton. "Poodle r I h.<UI. fl.m.iir wwH« thehechtco. 9 % racked up $5.5 million. ** * * Bulganin and Khrushchev planning to color-film their trip to England as they did on their Indian tour with Nehru. Krem lin’s top aircraft designer. Andrei Tupolev, and atomic scientist Igor Kurchatov accompanying them. . . . Byrjala, Bob Mont gomery’s TV designer, and his missus expect a May stork. . . . A son for the Hernando Court rights, of Beverly Hills Hotel. ... Ed Reilly (World-Telly) weds Jo Doherty, April 28. . . . Capi tol’s Alan Livingston signed Nelson Riddle to 6-year pact (his "Lisbon Antigua” sold a million).. . . . Jack Brechtol, NBC exec, ■ weds Mary Baylis, May 5. . . Vic Orsatti recuperating, serious : nose hemorrhages. . . . “Bellevue i Is My Home.” by Dr. Salvatore Cutolo and Times staffers Arthur and Barbara Gelb. off the Dou bleday presses, May 7. She’s Jascha Heifetz’s niece. ** * * Harry Truman receives LI.D degree from Oxford, on his May ] trip abroad. He and Woodrow Wilson only U. S. Presidents ever ' to visit England, though Truman ; only spent two hours and 25 i minutes there, during his 1945 i visit. . . . Academy Award win- ■ ner, “Marty.” which cost Hecht- Lancaster $365,000. has grossed , $2 million. . . . The Major Rey- ' nolds of the aluminum clan ex- i pect a June stork. . . . Art Stanley, of dancing Dunhllls, marrying Hazel Hays... . Medics ! ordered Orson Welles to shed 1 poundage. . . . Twins for Dore Schary’s niece, the Theodore Goetzes. . . . Anna Neagle’s god- : son, David Gregory, honeymoon ing with Antoinette Elvin. . . . Tony Bennett a Copa smash. ... ! Ray Bolger into Empire Room, April 2. ... A son for the Frank!; Shakespeares Jr (CBS-TV exec.). .. The Fred Pitteras (TV’s Dor-1 othy Hart) expect Sir Stork. GRAHAM Continued From Page B-10 Everyone was telling Frances she looked as young now as when she was a leading lady in : movies. Mary Pickford and husband Buddy Rogers are going to Eng land in June for Buddy to make a picture there. “And,” Mary asked, “Will you come with me? : I’ll be lonely while Buddy works." . | I’d love to go, but . .. Zsa Zsa Gabor, again escorted! ,jby Hal Hayes, was also at the Chevalier party. This girl gets . more beautiful as her hair getsj i blonder. . . . Audrey Hepburn ’ and hubby Mel Ferrer were there, and Audrey told me she is hav jlng fun with her dancing for "Funny Face,” “but my legs are . tired because of soft muscles.” j** * * ' Rosalind Russell thanked me O The New TV MAGAZINE every family needs presented every Sunday with the big SUNDAY STAR TeleVue brings you more program information about all station listings for the entire week than ever before in a Washing ton newspaper. Also more news and feature stories about TV programs and personalities. Handy mag azine size with full color glossy cover. for the compliments on “Picnic,” and added that producer George Abbott will soon be here, “And we’ll have a party to go dancing —you’re his favorite partner.” I'm going to have a gay time. Jeanne Crain is trying to de cide between four pictures. “We’re tearing apart our new house in Beverly Hills,” said her husband, Paul Brinkman, and when I asked what style, he re plied, “South American mod ern. We’re putting in plenty of glass.” It’s a huge place with four master suites. Dick Powell was there, but wife June Allyson was working. “We’re going to Europe in May and I'll do nothing for three wonderful months,” said Dick. His director-producer deal at 20th-Fox doesn’t start until September. ** * * Bob Hope, who was leaving for his Palm Springs home that night for four weeks of rest, re ported that his picture with Katharine Hepburn is now titled, “The Iron Petticoat.” He advised me never to go to Eng land during January and Feb ruary. “It's freezing.” He’s tell-1 ing me! Someone said “Hi!” with a French accent. (A good trick if; you can do it.—Ed.). It was Jacques Bergerac, with very good news about his career: “After ‘The Intruder,’ I may go into ‘Star .Light, Star Bright,’ at Universal. They go ahead in two weeks and, if I can fit it in, I do it.” Wife Ginger Rogers told me she is dashing to Paris next month “for a very exciting deal. Jacques will join me later.” Others at the star-studded soiree included Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Wilding, Joe Cotten, Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Ronald Colman—who. in answer to my question. “Will you make any more movies?” replied: "I hope so. I’ve left the door open.” And the Gregory Pecks and on and on, with practically every star who was in town present and having a great time. It was the best party hereabouts for many a year. NEWS OF MUSIC Outstanding Program Given at Cathedral By DAT THORPE Th* Choir of Washington Cathe dral. Paul Callaway, conductor. Orch estra ol members of the National Symphony. Soloists: Richard 8. Dlrksen. treble; Robert Blip wood, alto; Atmand Harkless. tenor; David Lloyd, tenor: Donn Philip Crane, bass; Donald Oramm. bass. Washinaton Cathedral. Prof ram: The Passion According to Bt. John. Bach. Whereas Paul Callaway usu ally uses his Cathedral Choral! Society for the large works for chorus and orchestra that he gives at the Cathedral, yester day for the St. John’s Passion of Bach he elected the much smaller regular Cathedral Choir of 50 men and boys. This choir, together with soloists, organ continuo realized by Richard Dirksen and 16 members of the National Symphony, represents a body of musicians much closer in size to the group for which - the work was written than does the usual chorus which sings • Bach today. Even so, it is note . worthy that Bach’s choir, which I he considered satisfactory, , though not ideal, was only one • fourth the size of the Cathedral Choir. The experiment was a success. The average level of talent in , the Cathedral Choir is much . higher than in the Choral Soci -1 ety, and the singing, unencum bered by dead wood, was of a . clarity, flexibility, and emotional • subtlety never encountered in a . choir of two or three hundred amateurs. It is no news that the . acoustics of the Cathedral are . treacherous, and the more com r plicated choruses in which the . orchestra has an independent . part, such as the opening move t ment, lacked the vividness and l clean delineation of parts that were conspicuous elsewhere. As in Bach’s day, there were ; no female singers whatever. The ; entire treble section took the soprano arias, and Robert Ellin i wood sang those for alto gen r erally with skill and in true ! pitch, but unfortunately in a . voice with not sufficient volume .for the Cathedral. Armand . Harkless did the best he could with the incredibly difficult aria "Erwage,” but when Bach has a: voice imitate (not sing ; about) a rainbow and a water ; 5 fall, one must be superhuman to .;do the music justice. Donald ' Gramm, bass, was an excellent . | Jesus, with a large, dark-colored ’!voice, and Donn Crane handled: ■jthe other bass parts effectively.! J The singer largely responsible! ' for the theatrical effect of a! E Bach passion is the narrator, in! • this case St. John, whose part, was taken by David Lloyd. He! 1 tells the story throughout, as r sisted by Jesus, Peter, Pilate, the! , doormaid. and the crowd of Jews,: , represented by the chorus. Mr.| r Lloyd was in good voice and gave : a highly dramatic and compell- I ing portrayal of the evangelist.! ’ The role is one Mr. Lloyd has i!perfected over many years: his | ability to create anew the old I I story every time he sings it must 5 1 be the despair of even good r! preachers. j The chorus and the conductor were the true heroes of the per formance. The brilliance of the boys in particular, as in “Ich folge dir,” where the melody goes by step from low F sharp to high G, was no less than stunning. The entire work was kept mov ing and was held together in its three parts of chorus, soloists and orchestra by Mr. Callaway with a magic that has created for the religious works of Bach almost as large a Washington public as is enjoyed by Tchaikovsky or Rach- i maninoff. The singing was in an English; translation which was readily! understandable in the recitatives; always, in the arias occasionally, in the choruses never. Oberlin Choir Sings At Best in Lisner By IRVING LOWENS Oberlin College Choir, Robert Foun tain. conductor. Lisner Auditorium. Program: Exsultate Deo. A. Scarlatti; Cruclflxus, Lotti; Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs. Graun; Purchte dlch nteht, ich bln bei dir. Bach; Missa Brevis in F. K. 192. Moxart; All creatures now are merry minded. Bexmett; Mon roeur se recommande a vous, dt Lasso: Der Kuckuck auf dem Zaune sass. Stephan!; Siehe, wie feln und liebllch Ist es. G. Schumann; David Mourneth for Absalom. Lock- i wood: Beautiful Savior, arr. Chris- 1 tiansen; There’s No Hidin’ Place Down There, arr. Wood; He Never j Said A Mumblin’ Word. arr. Wood; Esekiel Saw De Wheel, arr. Dawson. The excellent Oberlin College Choir, under the skilled direc tion of Robert Fountain, last 1 night sang a fine program at Lisner Auditorium. At their best,, the young men and women of this student choir; manage to achieve a remarkably: homogenous tone of which any professional chorus could well 1 be proud. This smoothly blended qual ity, together with precise en trances and releases, accurate intonation, and rhythmic vi tality, was strikingly evident in the magnificent Lotti “Cruel-1 flxus” which was the climactic! moment of the opening group. Featured before the intermis-; sion were an intricate Bach dou ble motet and Mozart’s charm-! ing and rarely heard "Miss Brevis” in F, a product of the composer’s 18th year. The Mass is delightful in its melodious: simplicity, if perhaps not quite so profound as other Mozart church works. The chorus did some unusu ally fine singing in the group of j madrigals which opened the sec ond half of the program, pro jecting the Bennett piece with: ! particular grace and sensitivity. l The only contemporary music ;offered was Normand Lockwood’s! j “David Mourneth for Absalom,” a profoundly impassioned work which generated a high pitch of 1 excitement in both choir and ; audience. Shirlee Emmons Liked At Gallery Recital j By WENDELL MARGRAVE Bbirlee Emmons, soprano; Patricia ' lenni. at thf piano. At the National : Gallery of Art. Program: Four songs by Alessandro Scarlatti: Non disperate. no: Son tutto riuolo: O. dolcissimo speranza: Uccidetelo; Frublingslled, Bei der Wiese, and Andres Maienliid Debussy; Declaracao. Vou-me Km bora. Guar men. Fire Eplsrammas trentoe* a aentlmentaea. VUla-Labos: Paa aarlnho esta cantando. Dona Janaina. Mignone: David Weeps for Abealom. Diamond: Laerima Christ!. Nordofz: Alleluia, Rorem. Last night. Richard Bales, musical mentor of the National Gallery of Art, gave me an eve ning of the most intense musical enjoyment by programming Shirlee Emmons, soprano. This girl can sing. She has a fine voice, of great dynamic range and variety of color. She builds a good program and sings intelligently. Her manner in singing is direct, pleasant, and completely devoid of the mum mery which gives me the fan tods at many of the vocal recitals I attend. She is American, and has been (trained here and in Italy. She picked up the excellent group of I contemporary Brazilian songs on a tour of Brazil, where she had: the good fortune and the good sense to study the songs with; their composers. In her bow to the bei canto tradition she did not offer the usual salad plate of assorted songs sung in the manner of Voccai vocalizes. She sang four songs by the greatest master of 18th century Italian opera,! showing four completely dif ferent facets of his genius. Two: were airs from his cantatas. Her German group offered three songs by Mendelssohn. Surprising in their variety and! jdepth of feeling. As a final group, Miss Em mons sang the agonized Absalom song by David Diamond, a fine song by Paul Nordhoff, and the rather unconvincing Alleluia by New Rorem. No small part of the effective ness of the program was the work of Patricia lenni, one of the best accompanists I have: heard. Her tone is beautiful, her I technique fluent, and her In stinct for ensemble without flaw. Lenten Vesper Program Held at College Park I By FRANK C. CAMPBELL J University of Maryland Lenten Ves- I per Program. Memorial Chapel. Col ; lege Park. Fague Springrtann, direc- I tor University of Maryland Chapel I Choir. Hamline Methodist Church : Choir, Bethany Baptist Church Choir, i John Nevin Andrews School Choir; ; Irving Chandler, tenor: Edwin Miller, i baritone: Nina Goeller, alto: Phyllis l Cox. soprano, James Wilson, baritone; Charlton Meyer, harpsichord. Pro gram: Passion according to St. Mat thew. Bach. The custom among choirs of singing a masterwork of the lit erature as an annual "tradition” can be justified and even com mended. When these perform ances are undertaken without adequate forces and with naivete about otheir often titanic diffi culties, the results can be ap palling. Among the large choral works sung countless times every year throughout the land, J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion is perhaps one of the most demanding, especially of the conductor. His task, aside from teaching notes to an orchestra and choruses, is quickly welding these forces, plus five soloists, into an expert unit that can relate a musical story of dramatic and moving effect. Without this welding the long work can become a series of dis jointed. floundering episodes. There were several groups in volved in a drastically cut ver- i slon at College Park yesterday.' The First Choir, made up Uni-| versity students, carried its bur-: den with most assurance. There was hardly finesse In their sing ing, but a good percentage of; the notes were there. This could! hardly be said of the Second! Choir which, when it could be heard, sounded as though it were singing notes of an entirely un related work. Os tHe soloists Edwin Miller, as Christ, sang creditably; Irving Chandler’s rather tense voice, as : the Evangelist, suffered from progressive fatigue; Nina Goeller,: Phyllis Cox, and James Wilson were adequate in less demanding roles. The small accompanying instrumental ensemble strove valiantly to keep its equilibrium under a beat that was by turns! casual and erratically animated,! and above all communicated no: sense of continuity whatever. ROOFING o*ei 60.000 Roots m Hi* Metro ooliton Arco Sine* 1892 Rose Brothers JA. 2-1223 I9tti St N 8 ft My*. Or Arl Vo ! OOMPTOMETERJ i Operators 1 ! I Are in I ; DEMAND ITS f i Eaiy and Fun to learn J , Short and Intxpemive j \ AND i l Free Netion-Wkle l Placement Service j 1 Comptometer School ( ] 238 Munsey Bldg. 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